ORIG RCA SHADED DOG LIVING STEREO AUDIOPHILE LP STRAUSS REINER ZARATHUSTRA 1S/1S

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·       RICHARD STRAUSS – ALSO SPRACH ZARATHUSTRA – FRITZ REINER CONDUCTING THE CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

·       ORIGINAL 1958 "RCA VICTOR LIVING STEREO" AUDIOPHILE, EXTENDED DYNAMIC RANGE,  ANALOG VINYL LP LSC-1806  

·       ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING

·       EASILY, BY FAR, THE SINGLE RAREST AND MOST COVETED CLASSICAL ‘SHADED DOG’ LIVING STEREO TITLE IN EXISTENCE! NOTHING ELSE COMES EVEN CLOSE!

·       PLEASE NOTE: while the liner notes bear the 1960 copyright date, we believe – incongruously as this may sound – that the album was actually released two years earlier, in 1958. In addition, this is one of the earliest known 2-track stereo recordings, dating way back to 1954/55 – almost four years before RCA started releasing stereo albums)

·       DEEP GROOVE PRESSING

·       THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING; THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.

·       ORIGINAL RED "SHADED DOG" RCA VICTOR  LIVING STEREO LABEL WITH SILVER PRINT

·       ORIGINAL, THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)

·       CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

·       MATRIX STAMP IN TRAIL-OFF VINYL (DEAD WAX) OF THE RECORD: K2RY-6712-1S (SIDE 1) AND K2RY-6713-1S (SIDE 2)

·       ORIGINAL, THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)

·       CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS

·       THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING

·       This album is  NOT:

-        (a) later "dynagroove" living stereo (1963-64)

-        (b) later pressing on a "white top" doggie label (1964-66)

-        (c) any subsequent pressing made after 1966; 

THIS IS THE GENUINE, AUTHENTIC, LIVING STEREO ALBUM.

(►PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW)

(Note: this is a REAL image of the ACTUAL item you are bidding on. This is NOT a "recycled" image from our previous auction. What you see is what you'll get.  GUARANTEED!)

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Here it is, in all its Audio Glory – simply the most coveted, elusive, RCA Living Stereo album ever released, believed to be the first Living Stereo album ever pressed. The acoustic dynamics of this audiophile masterpiece are nothing short of amazing. Nothing – absolutely nothing – not even the most recent audiophile reissues on Classic Records label come close to reproducing the clarity, transparency, dynamics and sonic drama of this recording. This album practically never shows up on eBay (we believe less than 20 copies have been offered on eBay in the entire history of the Company) and almost never in decent t condition. Bid on this beauty now, or lose your sleep later: Thus Spoke Zarathustra !.

"RCA Living Stereo" recordings - mostly classical, but also a handful of pop and easy listening titles - were made under the supervision of the most knowledgeable technicians and engineers on earth. The sound is simply amazing. On  mint or near mint copies , quiet passages are so quiet - and the surface noise so conspicuously absent - that you will not even realize that your stylus has hit the surface of the record until the music starts. The highs are high, and the lows are very low. You are going to need a subwoofer and a hypersensitive tweeter to express some of these tonal ranges appropriately. This is the music for the ears, heart, soul, mind and guts alike.

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·                               CONDITION:

·                               THE RECORD

(IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded!; we  grade records under the strong, diffuse room light or discrete sunlight)

(a)          WE GRADE THE VINYL AS STRONG VG++. A few light abrasions  ARE VISIBLE, but they appear fairly  insignificant relative to the overall condition of the vinyl, and are only moderately visually distracting. For most part, the vinyl looks impeccable, without any MAJOR visual flaws or imperfections. Much of the original luster is intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new.

(b)            The record comes in the original stock inner sleeve.

(c)           The record is pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the first or very early pressings. Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, vivid, and even dramatic. Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from a digital recording!

(d)          The record has a "deep groove" (an indent in the label about 1/2-inch from the edge of the label, which on SOME labels is associated with very early or first pressings).

(e)           Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording!!!

·                               THE COVER

THE COVER IS NICE --- ABOUT VERY GOOD++ (VG++).

The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:

-        Cover has a mono/stereo compatibility sticker on the front side, which may be possible to remove with a little effort (we did not attempt to). It appears that the sticker is a later addition and that it masks a peel-off mark underneath (we are not sure, but minor fragments of the peel-off marks are emanating from the sticker, one delicately masked with a black marker)

-         Cover has all three seams (top, bottom and spine) partially split,  as follows:

-         Top seam: between 4 and 6 inches  / 10 to 15 centimeters.

-         Bottom seam: less than 1 inch / 2.5 centimeters.

-         Spine: less than 1 inch / 2.5 centimeters (carefully repaired)

-         Cover has some visible fraying/tattering on the top seam

-         Cover has some light ring wear (nothing significant); On the scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the least, and  10 being the most severe), we assess the severity of ring wear as 3  (front side) and 4 (back side)

-         Back cover has circular tarnish (grayish, dust-covered sections, which closely follow the contour of the record),  probably caused by friction or by rubbing against other covers during the storage. The tarnish is similar in appearance to a common ring wear, but, UNLIKE ring wear, these grayish areas may be possible to clean up with a minor effort and with a right cleansing solution.

-         Cover shows some light yellowing on back side, apparently from aging  (nothing significant).

-         Back cover has some light yellowish stains, probably from exposure to humidity.   (nothing significant)

-         Cover has two corners slightly worn / dinged (nothing significant)

NO OTHER VISIBLE FLAWS OR IMPERFECTIONS ON THE  COVER

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